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The Guardian, 22 Sept 2018. While private schools will enjoy a $4.6bn windfall, state and territory budgets will struggle to pay for essential services. The funding deal makes no sense. Read the article here

The Conversation, 7 June 2018. How a humble letter was held hostage by historical haughtiness. (Naming the letter ‘haitch’ actually help students learn its correspondence with the sound /h/.) Read the article here

The Conversation, 16 May 2018. With calls for a review, many experts are calling the future of NAPLAN into question. Read the article here. (The warnings we placed on this site 10 years ago have come true.)

Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May 2018. After 10 years, virtually everyone who actually understands NAPLAN opposes it. NAPLAN has not achieved its aims and damaged education in the process. Read the article here

The Conversation, 16 April 2018. There has been an alarming drop in first preference applications for teacher preparation courses. There are at least 7 reasons why people don’t want to be teachers any more. Read the article here